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Foots Creek Mystery
Small Barrel Would Fit into
Imprint at Back of Second Hole
(Continued from page 1)
The uppermost hole had
been dug straight down for a
distance of eight feet. What
ever the trio had been looking
for wasn't there.
The second hole was located
four feet below the first and
was dug for a distance of six
feet straight into the side of
the hill. At the back of the
hole was an imprint where
sorhething round and 16 inches
across had been. A small bar
rel or oilcan would have fit
perfectly into the imprint.
Miller immediately specu
lated that the barrel had con
tained contraband gold taken
30 years earlier in an armed
robbery at a nearby mine. He
called police.
Confirms Report
A state police officer con
firmed what Miller reported
- two holes, an imprint where
something had been removed
from one of them-but nothing
else.
Police noted that this par
ticular plot of land belonged
to the Bureau of Land Man
agement, and they sent a re
port of their meager findings
to the FBI. For two months
the story was kept quiet, in
hopes that something would
turn up.
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Nothing did. And Monday,
this reporter and an off-duty
Medford policeman went to
the area.
We talked to both Boone
and Miller, but neither could
offer any more information
than they had already given
to police. Miller, however, did
elaborate on his robbery
theory.
Holds Up Dredge
About 30 years ago, he said,
an armed bandit held up a
Foots creek gold - mining
dredge and got away with an
undetermined amount of raw
gold. The dredge had been
operated by one D. H. Fairy
for the international Guggen
heim mining interests. The
robbery has never been solved
and the gold never recovered.
Miller thinks the gunman
may have buried the gold on
the nearby hill, planning to
return for it at some later
date, ft would appear then
that the man and his friends,
or his friends along, finally
came back for it last Novem
ber. Pursuing this line of think
ing, most of the residents of
Foots Creek shudder to think
what might have happened
had they tried to find out
what was going on while the
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men were still digging.
We were informed by our
police officer friend that gold
is still easy to sell. It will
bring as much as $100 an
ounce on the black market, he
said, whereas the U.S. govern
ment only pays about $35 an
ounce.
A trip to the diggings them
selves revealed something
that had apparently gone un
noticed before. Our friend dis
covered that the lowest of the
two holes is located dead
center between two dead pine
tree snags, one on either side
of the gully.
This would Indicate that all
the men had to do was to lo
cate the appropriate gully and
then follow it up the side of
the hill until they came to the
two dead snags, and then
start digging.
On their first try they miss
ed their goal because they ap
parently sighted up the wrong
snag on one side. The second
time they were right on tar
get. Three Days of Work
Judging from the piles of
dirt and amount of blasting
that had been done, the two
men put in a good three days
work before finding what
they were looking for.
But, different from most
men who hunt buried treas
ure, they found theirs.
Police doubt that they will
ever find what came out of
the side of that hill; they are
not even positive that any
laws have been broken. But,
whatever it was, it will leave
the residents of this roadside
community talking and specu
lating about it for a long time
to come.
Weather Program
Set for Children
The children's department
of the Public Library of Med
ford and Jackson county will
present a program on weather
Thursday, Jan. 26, at 3:45 p.m.
The department points out
that the program is especially
designed for children between
the ages of 5 through 8, but
that all children are invited.
Included in the program
will be a discussion of the
work and functions of the
weather bureau by bureau
personnel. Weather equip
ment and books will be on
display. The program will
last about one hour and will
be held in the library meeting
room.
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SECTION B MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25. 1961 PAGES 1 to 10 II VJ LwJr gj WJ
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SHIPPERS DELAYED Holding his chewed
up shipping ticket in his mouth, the two-months-old
English bulldog caused shippers
at a Chicago airport quite a delay in deliver
ing him to his rightful owner, Sgt. James
Lavigno, of Hanscom, Mass. The pup had
Drive Launched for
mprove
Sale m IliPII The Oregon
Coast Association and other
promotion groups have
launched an ambitious drive
in the 1961 legislature for
bonds to improve U.S. 101 and
all highways leading into it.
Verne Ayers of Newport,
association manager, suggest
ed the state could bond itself
to provide up to $100 million
for highway improvements
throughout Oregon. This
would require a vote of the
people.
About 200 persons repre
senting all sections of the
coast attended a conference
presided over by Coos County
Judge James Harrison. - A
number of legislators, mostly
from coastal districts, pledged
support.
Also testifying were spokes
men for groups promoting the
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U.S. 101, Other Routes W ZL wrKZL ' l
Astoria-Megler bridge; high
ways 20, 26, 42, and Winne-mucca-to-
the-Sea.
Ayers said the association
will contact leaders of other
highway groups for a joint
meeting to formulate an over
all coast program.
Conference leaders also
called on Gov. Mark Hatfield
who said although he leans
toward the pay-as-you-go phi
losophy, he would consider
such a bonding program be
cause the improvements are
"long overdue."
Hatfield said it would re
quire a "real selling job"
with the public.
Ayers explained that under
present law, Oregon could is
sue bonds totaling $45 million
for highways. Then if the
voters approved an increase
in the bonding capacity from
four to six per cent of assessed
property valuation, another
$53 million could be raised.
This would produce nearly
$100 million for highways, he
said.
Program Offered
Tillamook County Judge
Otto Effenberger presented a
five-point association program
urging that: (1) The 1961 leg
islature propose the bond is
sue, and that it be big enough
to modernize and remove U.S.
101 bottlenecks; (2) The State
Highway Commission be ex
panded from three to five
members; (3) Special funds be
provided for purchase or im
provement of the Columbia
River ferry system at Astoria,
doubling its vehicle capacity;
(4) Highway 101's name be
changed to "Pacific Interna
tional Scenic Route," and (5)
$750,000 be Riven the Slate
Bill Provides
Service Charge
For Applications
Salem - !UM - A bill pro
viding for 25 cents service
charge on motor vehicle li
cease applications has passed
the Oregon House, along with
seven appropriations bills
most of them relating to state
examining boards.
The House also passed
memorial calling on Washing
ton and Idaho legislatures to
extend to Oregon the same
workmen's compensation cov
erage which Oregon grants to
certain employees of the two
neighboring states.
A resolution passed in the
Senate praised the late Dar
win Nash, twice a representa
tive from Lincoln county,
one of "the foremost citizens
of the state."
Bill Lays Ground Rulei
The Senate also passed
bill laying ground rules for
appropriating money, and
another Increasing member
ship of the Legislative Fiscal
committee from 11 to 13.
A bill introduced in the
House called for the state to
adopt a policy of competitive
salary scales for classified
state employees.
Sponsors said while the
measure would not have the
force of law In providing for
automatic salary raises for
state workers, it would en
courage JCjiturerjegislature.i to
keep salaries in step with the
times by declaring this an of
iu idl policy.
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Bonds To
Fish Commission for propaga
tion of salmon and steelhead
on coast rivers.
Among legislators at the
meeting were Sens. Andrew
Naterlin of Newport; Daniel
Thief of Astoria; R. F. Chap
man, Coos Bay; and Reps,
William Holstrom of Gear-
hart, Carl Back of Port Or
ford, W. O. Kelsay of Rose
burg and Harry C. Elliott,
Tillamook. Elliott is a Repub-
ucan ana tne others are
Democrats.
Holmstrom, a booster of the
Astoria bridge, expressed opti
mism and said "we are closer
today man we were a year
ago." He said some new leg
islation" may be introduced
in Washington but added that
anything now would be "pre
mature.
Key Democrats
Doubt Hatfield
Will Be Candidate
Salem - IUPH - Two key
Democrats have expressed
skepticism over Gov. Mark
Hatfield's declaration he will
seek reelection in 1962. One
dared the governor to "keep
his promise to run, in order
to keep his failures in office
clearly drawn as a campaign
issue."
"Hatfield can't dodge his
own record," was the verdict
of State Democratic Chair
man Robert Straub (D - Eu
gene). Republican legislative lead
ers summed up Hatfield's an
nouncement as "excellent."
House Speaker Robert B.
Duncan (D - Medford) joined
Straub in expressing doubt
that Hatfield's announcement
was final or binding.
'Probably Sincere'
"Hatfield probably Is sin
cere at this time," Duncan
said, "but much can happen
by 1962."
House Minority Leader F.
F. Montgomery (R Eugene)
said he hoped Hatfield would
have two full terms to com
plete his long range programs.
Senate Minority Leader An
thony Yturri (D-Ontarlo) term
ed the decision "excellent"
and praised Hatfield for "pro
grams free of political Impli
cations." Secretary of Slate Howell
Appling Jr. said he was "de
lighted" and added Hatfield
would "certainly have my
support." Appling him self
has been mentioned as a can
didate for governor.
Valley Man Named to
Gas Dealers Position
Maynard Hadley, owner of
the Desert Service station,
6779 Crater Lake highway,
was elected to a one-year term
on the executive board of the
Oregon Gasoline Dealers' as
sociation at a convention In
Salem recently.
Virgil W. Rukke of Port
land, and Al Llndley of Eu
cene were elected president
and vice president, respective
ly. of the association at the
three-day convention.
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board ruber of the Standard
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